Sodium borohydride → HCID 13457471, compound

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To a suspension of 16 g of 3-(1-imidazolyl)-2',4',6'-trimethylbenzophenone in 90 ml of ethanol is added a solution of 3.4 g of sodium borohydride in 30 ml of water. After stirring at 56° C. for 20 hours, the reaction mixture is poured into ice-cold water. The precipitate is filtered off and recrystallized from a mixture of dioxane and water to give 13.6 g of α-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-3-(1-imidazolyl)benzenemethanol as white crystals, melting at 191°-193° C.

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